Hi all! This is my entry into the NTOPAZ Futuristic Cyber Art Contest. I was made aware of the contest a few days ago by @georgeboya and thought I'd give it a try.
This work was created using DAZ Studio and the LG07 Combat Mech model, as well as, a few Photoshop Brushes from the Deviney collection, also found at DAZ3D.com. All images and videos created with DAZ products are considered the sole property of the artists that use them. Special licenses must be obtained for models to be used in Video Games and other Media that allows access to the model itself.
The following is a quick breakdown of the work:
As always, I begin the process with DAZ Studio to create the character and the foreground. At least some of it, in order to bring the model into the image with a little more believability.
Once I've created the main pieces and render them, I take the rendered image into my image editor (Pixelmator) where I begin to play with the colour, paint in detail, and bring the piece to life.
As you can see, the main render wasn't bad, but too clean and bright. So, I decided to use a combination of image layers to create a dark, black and white style image with just a hint of colour. I also created a dark silhouette of the render and blurred with gaussian to create a dark outline behind the Mech that would serve to pop the image from the background.
Now is the time to add the background image I got with the Deviney Apocalypse brushes, make black and white, blur, then add in some smoke and a moon effect.
It was coming along, but the image seems to be separated in very strong elements. That's where a little painting comes in, to bring the picture together as one unit. From here I have some fun. Here is a gif showing the transformation:
That leads us to the final image: "Firefight For Velousia"
And there you have it. Hope you like the image, and thanks for looking. Have a great day!
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